December 19, 2017

Bipartisan distaste: Hillary Clinton rated low as well as Trump

Gallup - Hillary Clinton's image has declined since June and is now the worst Gallup has measured for her to date. Her favorable rating has fallen five percentage points since June to a new low of 36%, while her unfavorable rating has hit a new high of 61%.

Clinton's prior low favorable rating was 38% in late August/early September 2016 during the presidential campaign. She also registered a 38% favorable rating (with a 40% unfavorable rating) in April 1992, when she was much less well-known.

Clinton's favorable rating has varied significantly in the 25 years Gallup has measured opinions about her. Her personal best was a 67% favorable rating taken in a December 1998 poll just after the House of Representatives voted to impeach her husband, then President Bill Clinton. She also had favorable ratings in the mid-60s during her time as secretary of state between 2009 and 2013.

Since losing to Trump, Clinton's favorable ratings have not improved, in contrast to what has happened for other recent losing presidential candidates. In fact, her image has gotten worse in recent months as Democratic leaders, political observers and Clinton herself have attempted to explain how she lost an election that she was expected to win.

2 comments:

Greg Gerritt said...

The two worst candiates for president ever

Anonymous said...

Later in their careers Joan Crawford and Bette Davis took roles in horror movies or portrayed deeply disturbed characters. The plethora of unflattering photos of Clinton in her later career is similar. There was no sense that she was still a star. Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd with a husband chauffeur.